Folks love to pay-out on sangria but if done well, I reckon it really captures the spirit of summer and just shouts "feel-good Latino fiesta" (in a suitably husky Spanish accent).

The sangria at MoVida. IMAGE: Josh Robenstone.

A number of Melbourne bars and restaurants are now serving up their own unique spin on the classic Spanish punch, so I hit the road and spoke to MoVida's Frank Camorra and a bunch of other folks (from the likes of Bomba, Cookie and PopeJoan) to find out their super-special sangria secrets.

You can read my piece in today's print edition of The Age Epicure as well as online here.